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# Daily headlines

[Top 10](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=10&q=&appearance=light)[Top 20](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=20&q=&appearance=light)[Above median](/headlines/second?date=2026-10-31&limit=20&q=&mode=median&appearance=light)

Daily ranking · strictly above median

1.   2026-10-31
2.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312555)5

     [I don't think AGI is right around the corner (2025)](https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/timelines-june-2025)

     HNdwarkesh.com3 hours ago

3.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50312408)5

     [Postgres 19 is late, and it's AI's fault](http://rhaas.blogspot.com/2026/10/postgres-19-is-late-and-its-ais-fault.html)

     HNrhaas.blogspot.com3 hours ago

4.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311672)6

     [Googling Firebase got me a phishing page hosted by Google](https://volodymyr.smirnov.im/writing/google-firebase-phishing/)

     HNvolodymyr.smirnov.im5 hours ago

5.   [5](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50308222)5

     [Show HN: Fishoid: an ambient fish tank for your screen](https://fishoid.net/)

     HNfishoid.net10 hours ago[show](/search?q=show&appearance=light)

6.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50310582)8

     [Wolfenstein 3D on the Atari 2600](https://forums.atariage.com/topic/394015-wolfenstein-3d-atari-2600-port-for-pluscartunocart/)

     HNforums.atariage.com7 hours ago

7.   [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311562)5

     [U.S. approves $2.1B sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/us-approves-21-billion-sale-patriot-interceptors-ukraine-rcna606641)

     HNnbcnews.com5 hours ago

8.   [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50311045)6

     [Zinc creep in cable spelter sockets brought down the Arecibo telescope in 2020](https://maketecheasier.com/arecibo-zinc-creep-collapse/)

     HNmaketecheasier.com6 hours ago

9.   [2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50304437)7

     [Apple Is Entering Its Slop Era](https://www.404media.co/apple-is-entering-its-slop-era/)

     HN404media.co14 hours ago

10.  [0](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50308900)5

     [From Lotus Leaves to Rain Jackets: The Power of Biomimicry](https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/student-contributors-technology-general-science/lotus-leaves-rain-jackets-power-biomimicry)

     HNmcgill.ca9 hours ago

11.  [1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50307196)5

     [Chasing the Karpathy Peak (and Falling Off Slop Cliff)](https://thomasjiralerspong.substack.com/p/chasing-the-karpathy-peak)

     HNthomasjiralerspong.substack.com11 hours ago